CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1220/05 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Eckardt, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue,
Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway,
Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McMillan,
Miller, O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale,
Trueschler, Weir, and Wood
- Entitled:
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Valid Marriages
Adding a new section to the Maryland Constitution to establish that
only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in this State; and
submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- MARRIAGE
- REFERENDUM
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - XV Miscellaneous
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8
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- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Not available at this time
- Amendments:
None offered